My top 2016 predictions as New Year approaches

The great guessing game begins. What the next year's news cycle bring?iStock

It is that time of year again when the great guessing game begins about what the new year will bring. It will be an exciting one in our field with elections in Ireland and America and the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising on the horizon.

Senate Majority Leader

House Speaker

It would have to be landslide proportions to see the Dems win the House. Also, Ryan is by far the most gifted politician on the Republican side. I’ll bet the RNC wishes they had him in the presidential race.

Next Irish Prime Minister

Enda Kenny.

With an election due in mid-February it seems certain that Kenny and Fine Gael will come back as the largest party. Kenny will cobble together a new coalition as his current partners, Labour, will undergo a major collapse. Independents and the Labour rump may be enough to form a government.

Super Bowl Winners

Arizona Cardinals.

Made the playoffs last year with a third string quarterback.Can go all the way this year with first choice QB Carson Palmer leading the way.

College Playoff Championship Winners

Alabama.

Alabama because when it comes to this time of year it always seems to be men against boys when the Crimson Tide get rolling.

Brexit:

(Whether Britain will vote to leave European Union)

In 2017 Britain will vote narrowly against leaving the European Union, heeding last minute pleas from the great and the good to stay. We really don't want the Northern Irish border physically reconstructed as would have to happen

ISIS

Gonzo

ISIS will be well on the way to oblivion by mid-year. A successful pact focusing on ISIS not Assad will mean a multinational effort to drive them from Syria and Iraq.